In Croatia, Gobbo families are generally Croats (from Labin ), very rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Pula.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Gobbo live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in threee Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Pula (<5), Rijeka (<5), Kapelica (<5), Sabljici on the Island of Krk (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Australia (3). Family name Gobbo is present in 39 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.